Clamp.



1. BEILIS.

998,453. v Patented July 18,1911.

TJ'NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISRAEL BEILIS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

CLAMP.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, IsRAnL BEILIS, a cit-izen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Clamps, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for sustaining electric wires uponthe molding adapted for the reception of the same so that the cap forthe molding may be readily applied in sections without danger of thewires strung along the molding falling to the ground.

With the above object in view, the invention resides in the novelconstruction of clamps hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of anelectric wire molding illustrating the improved clamp in position forsustaining the extending wires not retained by the cap for the molding.Fig. 2 is a detail perspective View of the clamp.

1n the drawings the numeral 1 designates the molding which is adaptedfor the reception of the electric contact wires 2. The molding 1 is ofthe ordinary construction, being provided upon one of its faces with alongitudinally extending channel 3, and the wall 4 formed by the saidchannel is formed with longitudinally extending spaced depressions orchannels 5, the same being adapted for the reception of the wires 2.

The numeral 6 designates the cap which is adapted to close the channel 3and to retain the wires within the longitudinally extending depressions5.

As is well known in electric wiring, the molding 1 is first positionedalong the wall or ceiling where the wire is to be carried. The moldingis first attached to the said wall or ceiling and generally extends theentire distance which the wires are to be strung. When the molding isthus positioned the wires 2 are inserted within the depressions 5, andthe cap 6 is applied in sections within the channel 3 to sustain thesaid wires within the depressions 5. The wires are of a lengthsufficient to cover the entire distance to their points of connectionwith their socket and as a consequence, parts of the wire drop to theground from the sections of the cap last applied to the molding 1. Thisdropping of the wires is a source of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 22, 1910.

Patented July 18, 1911. Serial No. 593,682.

inconvenience as well as a great loss of time to the electrician and itis the purpose of the present invention to provide a simple andinexpensive clamp which may be positloned upon the sides of the moldingto effectively sustain the wires 2 within the channel 3 so that thesections of the cap may be easily and quickly applied withinthe channeland the wires readily positioned within the depressions 5.

The numeral 7 designates the improved clamp. This clamp 7 is preferablyconstructed of a single strand of suitable resilient material andcomprises a longitudinally extending member or body 8, the same havingone of its ends ofiset as at 9 and formed with an inturned bitingsurface or tooth 10. The body has its opposite end offset at an angle tothe offset 9 and is bent upon itself to form a loop 11 which is adaptedto serve as a finger hold for the handle portion 12 of the clamp. Thelower extremity of the handle 12 is bent upon itself at right angles tothe loop 11 to provide an additional loop 13, the same being adapted toadd to the re siliency of the clamping projecting portion 14: of thedevice. This ortion 14 is provided with an integrally formed loop or eye15 which straddles the body 8 and the extremity of the said portion 14is formed with a tooth 16, the latter being pointed or ex tended towardthe tooth 10 of the offset 9.

By reference to the drawings, it will be noted that the handle 12 is ofa substantially V-shaped formation, the portion of the said handleformed with the loop 13 being arranged at a substantially right angle tothe body 8, while the portion providing the engaging or clamping memberor portion 1 1 is arranged at an angle to the portion provided with theloop 11, and in operation the handle is held between the index fingerand thumb of the operator and the inclined portion of the handle isforced toward the looped portion 11 until the distance between the teeth10 and 16 is sufficient to straddle the sides of the molding 1. When inthis position the fingers of the operator are removed from the clamp andthe said tooth, owing to the resiliency of the member 14:, will enterthe said sides of the molding. By this arrangement it will be noted thatthe body of the clamp affords an effective bridge for the open face ofthe molding formed by the channel 3 so that the wires 2 may be retainedthereon and prevented from falling to the ground. Any number of theseclamps may be employed, as desired, and from the above description,taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be notedthat the device is extremely simple, thoroughly effective, and suppliesa long felt Want in the art of Wiring.

It is to be understood that While I have illustrated and described thepreferred embodiment of the device, minor changes, Within the scope ofthe appended claim may be resorted to if desired.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

In a clamp for the purpose intended, a longitudinally extending bodyportion, said body portion having one of its ends offset and providedwith a tooth, the said body having its opposite end formed with asubstantially V -shaped handle, the outer arm of go looped, the armextending from said loop 25 being provided with an eye adapted tostraddle the longitudinal body, and the said eye being formed with anintegral projection having a tooth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 30 1n presence of twowitnesses.

ISRAEL BEILIS.

Vitnesses ABRAHAM S. Sonnnnnr, HARRY I. KOBLIK.

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